Rettwitz-Volk W, Wikstroem M, Flodmark O
Pediatric Clinic, Städtisches Krankenhaus Friedrichshafen Postfach 2360, D-88013 Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Brain Dev. 2001 Mar;23(2):122-4. doi: 10.1016/s0387-7604(01)00176-0.
A case of congenital myotonic dystrophy is reported which was complicated by the development of a hydrocephalus that needed ventricular-peritoneal shunting at the age of 4 months. Although dilatation of cerebral ventricles is a common feature in these patients, an occlusive hydrocephalus has not so far been reported.